Bright Comets
This page provides a comprehensive list of the bright comets currently visible in the sky. This list is updated
with new information several times per day.
Comets for which there is data from recent observations reported in the Comet Observation database (COBS)
are listed first, in order of decreasing brightness.
When data from recent observations is not available,
the magnitude provided by the JPL Horizons datasets is used
as an estimation of the brightness.
Credits for comet observation data: COBS Comet Observation Database – CC BY-NA-SA 4.0
Visibility from selected location
visibility = visible to the naked eye
stars = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
radio_button_checked Current altitude ≥ 30°
radio_button_checked Current altitude < 30°
radio_button_checked Below the horizon
161P/Hartley-IRAS
Magnitude : 26.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 06h 32m 57s
Decl : -56° 33’ 07”
in
Carina
141P/Machholz
Magnitude : 26.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 15h 00m 58s
Decl : -21° 59’ 47”
in
Libra
261P/Larson
Magnitude : 26.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 14h 43m 34s
Decl : -23° 38’ 01”
in
Libra
104P/Kowal
Magnitude : 27.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 16h 38m 47s
Decl : -17° 58’ 33”
in
Ophiucus
60P/Tsuchinshan
Magnitude : 27.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 00h 09m 49s
Decl : +04° 15’ 53”
in
Pisces
52P/Harrington-Abell
Magnitude : 27.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 19h 08m 56s
Decl : -32° 24’ 19”
in
Sagittarius
319P/Catalina-McNaught
Magnitude : 27.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 07h 03m 41s
Decl : +23° 31’ 21”
in
Gemini
24P/Schaumasse
Magnitude : 27.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 23h 57m 40s
Decl : -11° 15’ 26”
in
Cetus
289P/Blanpain
Magnitude : 27.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 21h 04m 17s
Decl : -21° 16’ 37”
in
Capricornus
38P/Stephan-Oterma
Magnitude : 27.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 15h 36m 16s
Decl : -10° 26’ 37”
in
Libra
23P/Brorsen-Metcalf
Magnitude : 27.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 17h 30m 52s
Decl : -38° 23’ 55”
in
Scorpius
201P/LONEOS
Magnitude : 27.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 16h 02m 11s
Decl : -25° 04’ 45”
in
Scorpius
P/2022 P2 (ZTF)
Magnitude : 27.9 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 12h 35m 05s
Decl : -20° 37’ 00”
in
Corvus
C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
Magnitude : 27.9 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 18h 05m 20s
Decl : -55° 19’ 16”
in
Ara
66P/du Toit
Magnitude : 28.1 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 05h 42m 14s
Decl : +39° 57’ 05”
in
Auriga
327P/Van Ness
Magnitude : 28.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 08h 46m 55s
Decl : -01° 41’ 25”
in
Hydra
108P/Ciffreo
Magnitude : 28.6 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 13h 43m 38s
Decl : -04° 52’ 42”
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Virgo
193P/LINEAR-NEAT
Magnitude : 28.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 09h 04m 42s
Decl : +18° 48’ 01”
in
Cancer
C/2021 K1 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 29.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 05h 46m 25s
Decl : +11° 48’ 07”
in
Orion
C/1975 V1-A (West)
Magnitude : 29.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 19h 40m 52s
Decl : -16° 14’ 22”
in
Sagittarius
